They had only conceded 22 league goals this season and had kept 19 clean sheets, de Vries chasing Roger Freestone's club record of 22 shut-outs.

Blackstock had the ball in the back of the net after just three minutes, though, only to be denied by the linesman's flag.

Angel Rangel fired narrowly wide for the visitors with a half volley, before Forest saw Paul McKenna depart with injury after just seven minutes.

Mark Gower had a couple of chances for the Swans as they recovered from the early onslaught by the home side.

Dexter Blackstock was denied an early goal for offside

But the best chance of the half fell to Chris Cohen, who somehow volleyed over the bar from six yards after a good build-up from Swansea old-boy Paul Anderson.

Wales international Chris Gunter troubled the Swansea defence early in the second half, feeding Radoslaw Majewski who blazed over the bar from the edge of the area.

A number of referee Colin Webster's decisions had angered Swansea, but their fury spilled over when Cohen appeared to bring down Pratley in the box when the midfielder was through one-on-one with the keeper.

Shefki Kuqi created havoc for Gunter in the Forest box and fed Gower, who fired just wide.

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At the other end, Alan Tate saved Ashley Williams' blushes after a defensive blunder from the Wales international.

But with Swansea eyeing their eighth goalless draw of the Championship campaign, Forest were awarded a corner when the visitors claimed they should have received a free-kick for offside.

Lewis McGugan took the kick, and as an advancing de Vries failed to gather at the near post defender Chambers found the ball placed on his head as he charged in at the back post to claim his first goal of the season.

Nottingham Forest manager Billy Davies: "I would not have been happy about [the penalty] but what goes around comes around and we have had decisions go against us in a lot of games.

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Sousa rails at more 'bad decisions'

"On the balance of play I thought we just about deserved the win. We created the better chances.

"We should have gone ahead but Chris Cohen tried not to get his hair dirty when he had the chance to give us the lead.

"It's a big, big win for us and it's a tremendous achievement for this side to be where they are at this point of the season.

"This time last year 75% of them were fighting relegation and they deserve enormous credit for getting this club where it is now."

Swansea manager Paulo Sousa: "People who make mistakes are only human but what concerns me is that it is happening week by week with us.

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Swansea's Tate furious at officials

"The stadium was in shock when we were not awarded the penalty. Everyone could see that it was but we didn't get what we deserved.

"If the decisions in our games had been the right decisions we would be close to the top of the division by now. It's happening too often and I hope someone can explain the situation to me.

"We are a team playing well, always looking to win games and gaining respect from the opposition but there is nothing we can do when we receive decisions like the ones we did.

"But we need to stand up our heads because we need to feel proud."

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Saturday, 6 March 2010

Championship

Home Team

Score

Away Team

Time

Nottm Forest

1-0

Swansea

FT

(HT 0-0)

Chambers 90+1

Nottm Forest

01 Camp

04 Chambers

05 Morgan

15 Cohen

16 Gunter

07 Anderson (McCleary 84)

18 McKenna (McGugan 7)

19 Moussi yellow card

20 Boyd

28 Majewski (McGoldrick 76)

23 Blackstock

Substitutes

21 Smith,

02 Perch,

08 McGugan,

09 Adebola,

12 McCleary,

14 Garner,

17 McGoldrick

Swansea

01 De Vries

02 Williams

05 Tate

22 Rangel

29 Richards

07 Britton

08 Pratley

12 Dyer (Van der Gun 46)

27 Gower

28 Butler (Beattie 85)

42 Kuqi yellow card

Substitutes

17 Cornell,

39 Burgin,

11 Van der Gun,

37 Lucas,

09 Beattie,

19 Trundle,

23 Bauza

Ref: WebsterAtt: 25,012

NOTTM FOREST

SWANSEA

Possession

Nottm Forest51%

Swansea49%

Attempts on target

Nottm Forest4

Swansea3

Attempts off target

Nottm Forest3

Swansea4

Corners

Nottm Forest4

Swansea4

Fouls

Nottm Forest12

Swansea6

Final Result

Full Time

90:00+4:06 The game is over, as the referee blows his whistle.

90:00+2:07 Outswinging corner taken right-footed by Mark Gower from the right by-line, save by Lee Camp.

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